Issue 300

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Parasites: As sheep farmers, we learned to manage parasites. But what about the parasites on the body politic?Reactions Regarding Seeds: Proposed changes to the seeds and Plant Breeders Rights law will be devastating for agricultureWeeds: Resistance to herbicides continues to expand and multiplyApproving Contamination: Canada leads in efforts to permit "low-level presence" of GM in crops exported to EuropeThe treadmill continues: New GM variety of "hairy Canola" developed; Monsanto trying to get approval of older and more powerful herbicide-resistant cropsFertilizer Fibs: Soil tests have drastically overestimated need for phosphateIt's the Bees' Knees: Bee pollination improves quality as well as quantityKetchup: Heinz is taken over by US hedge funds and closes plant in Leamington after 104 years in businessProtection Racket: for pesticide companies, that isSpin the Revolving Door: CropLife Canada gets a senior CFIA bureaucrat and an MP to enhance its lobbying Hawaii Update: GM is banned at the county level on several of Hawaii's islandsFood Security Technologies: The language of food security is co-opted by biotech, nanotech, fertilizer and agro-toxin corporationsSurprise! Bison Don't Fatten: Research shows bison want grass, don't get fat on grain like cattle do.

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